What is Foster Parenting?

In foster care, children live in a safe and loving home for a temporary period of time. Foster parenting is not a lifetime commitment to a child and his or her family, but a commitment to be meaningful in the child and family’s lifetime.

Which Foster Care Option is Right for You?

KIFS provides foster children in the custody of the state of Kentucky with loving, caring, foster homes. We place children in our community in need of Therapeutic Foster Care, Medically Complex Foster Care, Adoption, and Respite.

Get Involved at KIFS

We strive to instill a sense of belonging, gratitude, and community participation for each child in our program, so that they may learn how to give back. We welcome individuals, families, and organizations to learn about foster care, and help us give back to our community.

GRATITUDE IN ADVANCE IS THE MOST POWERFUL CREATIVE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE

- NEALE DONALD WALSCH

HOW IT WORKS

At KIFS we support our foster families and foster children every step of the way. Our entire staff, including our caring case workers take the guesswork out of becoming the best foster parent you can be.

I can call Jess in the middle of the might and tell her whatever happens and she answers the phone, she cares about what is going to happen with them. It’s a tiny agency that loves their kids, they are not overwhelmed by tons of kids. They treat you like family and that is the best part.

Foster Stories

What We’ve Learned

What are the challenges, joys, and surprises foster families encounter? How does being a foster parent change your life?

Learn more about the fostering experience through other KIFS family’s stories.

We were inspired by a family that was fostering in our church and another family that we knew through a ministry we served in and were so impressed by their care and love for foster/ adopted children. We found KIFS specifically while I was looking for families that may need childcare through an ad on craigslist.